Patient Hurt After Fire Breaks Out Inside UPMC Hanover Hospital In York County Patient Hurt After Fire Breaks Out Inside UPMC Hanover Hospital In York County
Patient Hurt After Fire Breaks Out Inside Upmc Hanover Hospital In York County A patient sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out in a room at UPMC Hanover Hospital in York County on Monday night, April 7. Staff responded immediately to extinguish the small fire and safely relocated nearby patients to other units, according to a statement from UPMC officials. Hospital services were not impacted, and UPMC Hanover continues to accept patients as usual. The cause of the fire remains under investigation This incident occurred at UPMC Hanover Hospital, a separate facility from UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, where a tragic shooting and hostage situation took …
Barricaded Gunman Killed After Shooting Officer In Pottstown, DA Says (UPDATE) Barricaded Gunman Killed After Shooting Officer In Pottstown, DA Says (UPDATE)
Barricaded Gunman Killed After Shooting Officer In Pottstown, DA Says (Update) A Pottstown police officer was shot and a gunman killed during a violent birthday party confrontation that unfolded after a two-car crash on Sunday, April 6, Montgomery County authorities said. Officers were called to Beech Street and North Mount Vernon Street at 5:06 p.m. for the crash, where they say 25-year-old Andrew Jackson Ecker struggled with police and tried to grab a .22 caliber firearm from his vehicle, according to District Attorney Kevin R. Steele.  Ecker fled on foot to his home on Winding Road, where he opened fire and struck Pottstown Police Officer Caleb Whitney in the …
Teen Tried To Stab Florence Cop After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police Vehicle: Prosecutor Teen Tried To Stab Florence Cop After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police Vehicle: Prosecutor
Teen Tried To Stab Florence Cop After Crashing Stolen Car Into Police Vehicle: Prosecutor A 16-year-old teenager from Virginia is being charged with attempted murder after he tried to stab a police officer in New Jersey on Friday, March 21, after he intentionally crashed a stolen car into a law enforcement vehicle, authorities said. At 4:30 p.m., a Florence police vehicle was struck multiple times by the suspect's vehicle while the officer was responding to a report of a different overturned vehicle, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia  Bradshaw and Florence Township Police Chief Brian Boldizar said. The suspect's vehicle, which had been reported stolen then became ino…
New Details Released In North Bergen High-Rise Fire That Displaced 27, Killed Two New Details Released In North Bergen High-Rise Fire That Displaced 27, Killed Two
New Details Released In North Bergen High-Rise Fire That Displaced 27, Killed Two Two people were killed in an early morning fire at a North Bergen senior housing complex on Thursday, April 3, authorities said. At 1 a.m., the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue responded to Cullum Apartments, a multistory building at 6299 Grand Ave., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Firefighters immediately encountered fire and heavy smoke within a 10th floor unit, Suarez said. Reynaldo Tatis, 88 and a 72-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said. Two North Bergen police officers sustained minor injuries and were treated at Hackensack Medical Center, pol…
Watch Wethersfield Police Officer Pull Driver From Burning Car Following Crash Watch Wethersfield Police Officer Pull Driver From Burning Car Following Crash
Watch Wethersfield Police Officer Pull Driver From Burning Car Following Crash Police officers in Connecticut risked their lives to rescue a driver trapped in a burning car after a fiery two-vehicle crash, authorities said. Officers responded to a collision at the intersection of Berlin Turnpike and Pawtucket Avenue just after midnight on Saturday, March 29, according to Wethersfield police. An Infiniti Q70 reportedly ran a light, collided with an Audi A8, and burst into flames, officials said. Please see the attached video that shows the life-saving efforts by Officer Farrell and Officer Luna as they rescued an operator trapped in a vehicle fully engulfed in fla…
Support Comes To Wife Of Washingtonville Officer Killed In Crash: Faces Serious Injuries Support Comes To Wife Of Washingtonville Officer Killed In Crash: Faces Serious Injuries
Support Comes To Wife Of Washingtonville Officer Killed In Crash: Faces Serious Injuries Following the tragic death of Orange County Police Officer Jose Santiago Sr. in a wrong-way crash, the community is now rallying to support his wife, Blanca, who survived the wreck but faces a long and difficult recovery. Blanca Santiago, 64, remains hospitalized in stable condition at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown after suffering serious injuries in the Saturday, March 22 collision that took her husband's life.   Jose Santiago, 65, was killed at the scene when a van crossed into the wrong lane and struck his vehicle head-on near Exit 113 in the Sullivan County town o…
Off-Duty MTA Officer Hits, Kills Pedestrian In North Amityville; AG Opens Investigation Off-Duty MTA Officer Hits, Kills Pedestrian In North Amityville; AG Opens Investigation
Off-Duty MTA Officer Hits, Kills Pedestrian In North Amityville; AG Opens Investigation The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has launched an investigation into the death of a pedestrian who was fatally struck by an off-duty Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) police officer. Jose Escobar, 56, was crossing Route 110 near Francine Avenue in North Amityville when he was struck by a Mazda SUV early Saturday, March 15, as Daily Voice reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, identified as a 30-year-old MTA police officer from Amityville, was not injured and remained at the scene, officials said. Under New York State Executi…
Cop Shooter In Custody, Wounded Officer Released After Attack At Catonsville Precinct: Police Cop Shooter In Custody, Wounded Officer Released After Attack At Catonsville Precinct: Police
Cop Shooter In Custody, Wounded Officer Released After Attack At Catonsville Precinct: Police A man accused of ambushing and shooting a Baltimore County police officer outside a precinct is behind bars, while the wounded officer has been released from the hospital, authorities announced. Andrew Britt, 27, has been charged with multiple offenses, including two counts of attempted first-degree murder, for allegedly opening fire on officers in the parking lot of the Wilkens Precinct on Thursday, March 13, Baltimore County Police said. Investigators say Britt approached an officer outside his patrol vehicle around 2:30 p.m. and began speaking with him. Moments later, he pulled out a gun…
Two Teens Seriously Hurt, West Milford Cops Injured In Fiery Crash: Police Two Teens Seriously Hurt, West Milford Cops Injured In Fiery Crash: Police
Two Teens Seriously Hurt, West Milford Cops Injured In Fiery Crash: Police A fiery crash on a North Jersey roadway left two teenagers seriously injured and sent two police officers to the hospital, authorities said. West Milford police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a motor vehicle crash with injuries at 10:54 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, according to police. Officers Peter Wunk and Nicholas Soltesz arrived at the scene on Clinton Road to find a 2023 Subaru sedan smoking off the side of the road, authorities said. As Officer Wunk assisted the driver, Ryan Devlin, of Butler, and his passenger, an 18-year-old man also from Butler, the vehicle suddenly caught fi…
Gunman Opens Fire On Baltimore County Cop Outside Precinct, Police Say Gunman Opens Fire On Baltimore County Cop Outside Precinct, Police Say
Gunman Opens Fire On Baltimore County Cop Outside Precinct, Police Say A Baltimore County police officer suffered serious injuries after being ambushed and shot in the parking lot of a precinct in what officials are calling a shocking act of violence. The officer, whose name has not been released, was attacked around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, outside the Wilkens Precinct, when an armed suspect approached and opened fire, Baltimore County Police said. We would ask that you keep this officer and his family members in your prayers. — Baltimore County Police Department (@BaltCoPolice) March 13, 2025 The officer was rushed to the University of Maryland …
Virginia Cop Killer With 'No Remorse' Gets Second 100-Year Sentence: AG Virginia Cop Killer With 'No Remorse' Gets Second 100-Year Sentence: AG
Virginia Cop Killer With 'No Remorse' Gets Second 100-Year Sentence: AG A Virginia man who shot and killed a police officer on his 29th birthday before bragging that he had "no remorse" will spend the rest of his life behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Donivan White was sentenced to 100 years in prison by the Wise County Circuit Court for the first-degree murder of Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler, who was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 13, 2021, officials said. The sentencing comes just weeks after White received another 100-year sentence from a federal court for multiple offenses tied to the officer’s murder, along with firearm charg…
Trumbull Officer Attacked Breaking Up Domestic Dispute; 19-Year-Old Arrested Trumbull Officer Attacked Breaking Up Domestic Dispute; 19-Year-Old Arrested
Trumbull Officer Attacked Breaking Up Domestic Dispute; 19-Year-Old Arrested A police officer in Connecticut was treated at a hospital after he was attacked while trying to arrest a man accused of a domestic assault, authorities said.  Isaiah Sabat, 19, was arrested on Monday, March 10, after he allegedly punched a Trumbull police officer in the face and shoved another as they tried to put handcuffs on him, officials said.  Officers were called to a home on Wilson Avenue in Trumbull around 8 p.m. after family members called for help when Sabat began attacking his girlfriend, police said. Police did not say if the girl was injured in the assault.  Des…